By Mike Rifkin Last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The team fired GM Ron Hextall and President Brian Burke and hired former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas.Dubas was aggressive in his first season as the GM, headlined by acquiring former Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from theContinue reading ” TOUGH CHOICES”
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
Russell Wilson Landing Spots
By Mike Rifkin The Broncos earlier this week confirmed reports that they will cut Quarterback Russell Wilson and allow him to be a free agent. In March of 2022 the Broncos acquired the Super Bowl Winning Quarterback in exchange for QB Drew Locke, Tight End Noah Fant, Defensive End Shelby Harris, 2022 first, second andContinue reading “Russell Wilson Landing Spots”
A Devil Of A Time
By Mike Rifkin The New Jersey Devils entered the 2023-24 season with high expectations, after winning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs over their cross river rival the New York Rangers. On Monday the team announced that Head Coach Lindy Ruff was relieved of his duties and will be replaced by AssistantContinue reading “A Devil Of A Time”
Zach Wilson: Best Landing Spots
By Mike Rifkin At the NFL draft combine on Wednesday Jets GM Joe Douglas told reporters that the team has granted permission to Quarterback Zach Wilson has been granted permission to seek a trade. Wilson, the second overall pick in 2021 struggled in his first two seasons. His struggles and a very good defense madeContinue reading “Zach Wilson: Best Landing Spots”
HART DISCOURSE
BY MIKE RIFKIN The NHL season is coming down the stretch, and with every team having around 20 games left in the season teams are fighting for playoff spots. But the other thing that is very much in a big discussion is who is the front-runner for the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP. SoContinue reading “HART DISCOURSE”
Too Loyal?
By Mike Rifkin Spring Training is upon us, meaning Baseball is back. Every team has high expectations to compete for a World Series Championship. One team that people are going to have doubts about is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who saw the best player in the world (Shohei Ohtani) go across the I-5Continue reading “Too Loyal?”
Royal Pains
By Mike Rifkin The LA Kings came out of the All-Star break with an impressive 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, and most people thought that was what they needed to get out of this almost two-month funk they’ve been in. Well, on Tuesday night, they lost by a touchdown to the BuffaloContinue reading “Royal Pains”
Dys-Function Junction Is Your Function
By Mike Rifkin Was there a team with more hype entering the NFL season than the New York Jets? We got it. They added future Hall of Fame Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, plus Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson, who were returning offensively and have one of the best defenses in the NFL. But the team withContinue reading “Dys-Function Junction Is Your Function”
Making Moves
By Mike Rifkin The city of Baltimore is jumping with joy right now. Most people would say the city should be sad after the Ravens lost in the AFC Championship game, but no, Baltimore should be ecstatic after what has occurred over the past few days. A few days ago, it was announced that theContinue reading “Making Moves”
What’s Next
By Mike Rifkin The NFL world witnessed the end of an era when the Patriots and Bill Belichick decided to part ways after 24 seasons and one of the greatest dynasties in all sports. So the question then became, where does Bill Belichick go next? Outside New England, other openings for head coaches included Atlanta,Continue reading “What’s Next”
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